A Gathering In The County - November 20 - 23, 2018

In early November Lillian was chatting with her brother in Mississauga, ON when she mentioned that we
were considering a mid-week run to Prince Edward County (aka "The County"). Whe he asked when we said
"probably the week when the
The Barley Room
had their next
Kitchen Party". It turns out that was November 22nd.

A week or so later that called back to see if that was still the plan. They were considering coming
down to our mid-way meeting point since we were planning to be there anyway. A more detail schedule
check show we could make it work for Tuesday to Friday to take advantage of a mid-week "3rd day half price"
deal. We arranged for Weston to visit with his old family in St. Lazare and plans were set.

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Day 1 - November 20, 2018 - Off To The County

It was a slow start but we finally pulled out of the driveway about 10:40. We first made our
way out to St. Lazare where we dropped Weston off at our friend Tom's place. Tom has a friend
visiting who also has 7 beardies so Weston has lots of company this week. We also gave the Roadtrek
a bit of a run to keep the batteries strong.

After a bit of a visit we hit the road again making a brief stop in Lancaster to pick up
a snack for ourselves and to top up the gas tank. Our next stop was in Brockville to pick
up a couple of Lattés.

We went in to the county by route 49 heading into Picton where we made a stop at Sobeys and the LCBO
for "supplies". We pulled into
The Waring House
about 3:50 PM and checked in. By the time we hauled our stuff to the room, R&A landed
and started setting up their digs.

We met up a bit after 5 PM and wandered over to the pub and shared a plate of nachos along with some
beverages. After that we went back to R&A's room where she put out a great
"charcuterie board" with all kinds of goodies. We foraged on that for an excellent dinner.
After catching up on the news for a bit we all wandered off for an early night.

Day 2 - November 21, 2018 - East County Wanders

We met for "included" breakfast at 9:30 and had a passable bite while we
planned the day. R wanted to visit
Lake on the Mountain
over towards Glenora. We took that as a starting point and
head off about 10:45. The sun was out but it was both cold and
very windy. Once there R & Lillian braved a walk to view the lake.
I went the other way to look down at the
Glenora Ferry
struggling its way over toward Adolphustown. It appeared to be crabbing
about 30° to port to maintain something like a straight track across.

Since we were off to the east we decided to next pop over to
Waupoos Estates Winery
to see what was new.
On arrival I was pleased to see that their EV charging station was
free (as in available and no charge to charge) so I parked there and
plugged the car in for a bit. Given that the restaurant was closed for
the season, we would not be around long enough for a full charge but
probably long enough for a free run back to Picton.

We did a bit of tasting on a couple of new products and purchased a couple
of items as gifts. We also took a quick peek across the street at
Clafeld Cider House
and picked up a couple of other items.

We then headed back to Picton where we had a bite of lunch at
Gus's Family Restaurant
which was excellent as usual. We shopped around the area a bit after
lunch eventually working our way back to
The Waring House for about 2:30 PM where we headed back
to our rooms for a bit.

We met back around 5:30 and worked our way over to
The Barley Room Pub for a bite of dinner and some good
music.
The Frere Brothers
were already getting set up for one of their
"kitchen party" evenings.
Bill McBurney was also there - seems he did not head south
again this year.

As usual, a number of other performers joined in over the evening
and generally the music was good with some decent audience participation.
The girls headed back to the room after a couple of sets but R & I hung in
until the end.